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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

October 8, 2021Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Oct 8, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired
Oct 8, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Miami-Dade County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 24 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-10-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1040 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-10-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1040 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

319 
WWUS82 KMFL 082021
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
421 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021
 
FLZ073-074-082045-
Metropolitan Miami Dade FL-Inland Miami-Dade County FL-
421 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Miami-Dade County through 445 PM EDT...

At 421 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a funnel cloud over
Miccosukee Resort, or 12 miles northwest of Kendall, moving southeast
at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds and winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes 
         or waterspouts. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and 
         blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Kendall, Doral, Sweetwater, Kendale Lakes, West Kendall, Intersection
Krome And Kendall Drive, Miccosukee Resort, The Crossings, Tamiami,
The Hammocks, University Park, Country Walk, Fountainbleau, Sunset,
Olympia Heights, Kendall West, Tamiami Fairgrounds, Fiu South Campus,
Three Lakes and Westwood Lakes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2576 8064 2586 8044 2584 8035 2564 8039
      2563 8063
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 328DEG 5KT 2577 8053 

FUNNEL CLOUD...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Hadi

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 7, 8:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier50 min
Oct 7, 9:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier35 min
Oct 7, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL93 min
Oct 7, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier45 min
Oct 7, 9:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier2 hr
Oct 8, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward28 min
Oct 8, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade24 min
Oct 8, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade30 min
Oct 8, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL23 min
Oct 8, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach32 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.